Public Utility Commission has little clout

Power companies and the Public Utility Commission are to blame for all the power outages in Pennsylvania. Years ago, power companies trimmed trees and kept them away from power lines.

Now they don't trim trees as they did years ago in the '40s, '50s,'60s and '70s. They call it saving money at the expense of their customers. The Public Utility Commission should step up and demand the power companies trim trees more extensively.

The PUC doesn't have bite anymore with the utility companies. State government should remove the "Public" from PUC and just rename it the Utility Commission.